Dunagiri Peak

Height

7066 mts

District

Chamoli

Considered one of the highest peaks in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Dunagiri lies at the northwest corner of the ‘Sanctuary Wall’, a ring of peaks surrounding Nanda Devi and enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. Dunagiri has a towering elevation of 7,066m. It lies in the Nanda Devi group of peaks.

HISTORY

Dunagiri was first climbed on 5 July 1939 by the Swiss climbers André Roch, F. Steuri, and D. Zogg, via the southwest ridge.

In a significant milestone for alpine-style climbing, Joe Tasker and Dick Renshaw climbed a particularly difficult route on the southeast buttress in 1975.

In 1978 the first Australian Himalayan expedition by the Australian National University Mountaineering Club made the fourth ascent via the south-west ridge.

CLIMBING ROUTES

Southwest ridge

Southeast buttress

HOW TO REACH

The trek to Dunagiri commences from the holy town of Badrinath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

ROAD: Being a revered Hindu pilgrimage site, Badrinath has good connectivity of roads from cities like Rishikesh, Haridwar and Dehradun. One can reach to these places from Delhi and get a bus or shared taxi to Badrinath. The buses usually leave early morning from places like Haridwar and Rishikesh.

RAIL: Badrinath doesn’t have a railhead. Nearest railway station to Badrinath is situated in Haridwar. Haridwar is connected with major cities like Delhi, Ahmadabad and Dehradun.

AIR: The nearest airport to Joshimath is Jolly Grant situated in Dehradun. From there, one can opt for a bus or a taxi to reach Badrinath.